BK vs LL 26th Match: Lumbini Lions Win by 4 Wickets as D'Arcy Short Shines
Lumbini Lions beat Biratnagar Kings by 4 wickets.
Lumbini Lions beat Biratnagar Kings by 4 wickets in 26th Match of Nepal Premier League. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- BK Over 3 — 16 runs came off the over, bowled by Ruben Trumpelmann: 4 2 2 0 4 2 2
- BK Over 17.2 — Charith Asalanka brings up a fifty off 39 balls
- BK Over 18 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Ruben Trumpelmann: 6 2 wd 1 1 6 0
- LL Over 11.5 — D'Arcy Short out for 45 (38), lbw b c asalanka by Charith Asalanka. 86/1
- LL Over 13.5 — Lumbini Lions collapse: 3 wickets for 12 runs (86/1 to 98/4)
- LL Over 13.5 — Aasif Sheikh out for 45 (41), runout (l bam / b ahamad) by Sandeep Lamichhane. 98/4
- LL Over 19 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Isuru Udana: 1 0 4 0 6 6
- LL Over 19.4 — Ali Sheikh out for 27 (19), c i udana b r singh by Rupesh Singh. 162/6
- LL Over 19.5 — Ruben Trumpelmann finished it off with a six off Rupesh Singh
- LL Over 20 — 17 runs came off the over, bowled by Rupesh Singh: nb 2 1 1 W 6
How the runs came
Biratnagar Kings were 70 after 10 overs and finished on 166/1. Lumbini Lions were 70 after 10 overs and finished on 168/6.
Phase by phase
| Phase | BK | LL |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 38/1 (RR 6.16) | 39/0 (RR 6.50) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 64/0 (RR 7.11) | 65/4 (RR 7.22) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 64/0 (RR 12.80) | 64/2 (RR 13.24) |
The two sides were level phase by phase; single overs made the difference.
Biratnagar Kings innings: over by over
Biratnagar Kings faced 42 dot balls (35%), hit 9 fours and 8 sixes, and got 13 extras. The best stand was 132 off 92 balls between Lokesh Bam & Charith Asalanka (unbroken).
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (Imran Sheikh, 4.5)
Lumbini Lions innings: over by over
Lumbini Lions faced 34 dot balls (29%), hit 8 fours and 9 sixes, and got 11 extras. The best stand was 86 off 71 balls between D'Arcy Short & Aasif Sheikh. Between overs 12.4 and 13.5 they slipped from 86/1 to 98/4.
Fall of wickets: 86-1 (D'Arcy Short, 11.5), 91-2 (Niroshan Dickwella, 12.4), 91-3 (Dilip Nath, 12.5), 98-4 (Aasif Sheikh, 13.5), 120-5 (Rohit Kumar Paudel, 16.2), 162-6 (Ali Sheikh, 19.4)
Our view
Biratnagar Kings put up a strong batting performance, with Charith Asalanka and Lokesh Bam completely controlling the innings after Imran Sheikh's early dismissal. Their unbeaten 132-run partnership gave the team a solid platform, and Asalanka's 64 off 43 balls kept the scoring moving throughout. Even Ruben Trumpelmann, who went for 16 runs in the third over, couldn't slow them down, as Biratnagar finished with an impressive 166/1. It looked like a challenging total, especially with just one wicket down.
Lumbini Lions started well too, as D'Arcy Short and Aasif Sheikh added 86 runs for the first wicket. But once Short was dismissed, the innings suddenly lost its rhythm, with three wickets falling for just 12 runs and the score slipping from 86/1 to 98/4. That made the chase much tighter, but Lumbini kept themselves in the game through the middle and lower order. Ali Sheikh's late contribution and the big 19th over helped bring the equation under control, before Ruben Trumpelmann sealed the four-wicket win with a six in the final over.
Top performers
- Charith Asalanka — 64 (43 balls)
- D'Arcy Short — 45 (38 balls)
- Aasif Sheikh — 45 (41 balls)
- Aprajit Poudel — 2/5 (1 ov)
- Kishore Mahato — 2/24 (4 ov)
- Abhishesh Gautam — 1/15 (3 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions
